- Mesozoic - Wikipedia
The Mesozoic Era[3] is the era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about 252 to 66 million years ago, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods
- Mesozoic Era | Geology, Climate Lifeforms | Britannica
Mesozoic Era, second of Earth’s three major geologic eras of Phanerozoic time Its name is derived from the Greek term for “middle life ” The Mesozoic Era began 252 2 million years ago, following the conclusion of the Paleozoic Era, and ended 66 million years ago, at the dawn of the Cenozoic Era
- Mesozoic | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov
Mesozoic (252-66 million years ago) means 'middle life' and this is the time of the dinosaurs This era includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods, names that may be familiar to you
- Mesozoic Era - U. S. National Park Service
The Mesozoic Era (251 9 to 66 0 million years ago) was the "Age of Reptiles " During the Mesozoic, Pangaea began separating into the modern continents, and the modern Rocky Mountains rose
- The Mesozoic Era - University of California Museum of Paleontology
Mesozoic means "middle animals," and is the time during which the world fauna changed drastically from that which had been seen in the Paleozoic Dinosaurs, which are perhaps the most popular organisms of the Mesozoic, evolved in the Triassic, but were not very diverse until the Jurassic
- What Was Earth Like During the Mesozoic Era?
The Mesozoic Era, known as the “Age of Reptiles,” was a time of rising giants, vanishing seas, splitting continents, and fierce, radiant evolution Dinosaurs would rule the land
- Mesozoic - New World Encyclopedia
The Mesozoic (from the Greek prefix meso meaning “between” and zoon, animal or "living being") era is an interval of about 186 million years defined on the geologic timescale as spanning roughly from 251 to 65 million years ago (mya), and as being the second of three eras of the Phanerozoic eon
- The Mesozoic Era - ScienceViews. com
The Mesozoic Era is the age of the dinosaurs and lasted almost 180 million years from approximately 250 to 65 million years ago This era includes 3 well known periods called the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods A mass-extinction marked the beginning and end of the Mesozoic Era
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